ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


May 1989 /  415

Cancellation Policy

Written notice of cancellation received by June 
2, 1989, will be honored subject to a $15 cancel­
lation charge. No refunds for cancellation after 
June 2. The Preconference may be canceled if there 
is insufficient registration. If it is canceled, ACRL

cannot be responsible for cancellation or change 
charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies.

None of the registration fee is for meal or enter­
tainment expenses. You should consult your tax ad­
viser regarding the deductibility for federal income 
tax purposes of various components of the registra­
tion fee. ■ ■

ACRL m eetings in D allas

A tentative schedule fo r A L A ’s Dallas Conference, 
June 24-29,1989.

ACRL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
O rie n ta tio n  b re a k fast: S a tu rd a y , Ju n e 24, 

8:00-9:00 a.m.
First meeting: Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 
Second meeting: Tuesday, June 27, 2:00-5:30

p.m.

A C R L  GENERAL

O rientation for new chairs: F rid ay , June 23, 
4:30-5:30 p.m.

President’s Program/Membership: Monday, June 
26, 2:00-5:00 p.m .; reception, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

A C R L  DIVISIONAL C  OMMITTEES

Academic Library Statistics: Saturday, June 24, 
8:00-9:00 a.m .; Monday, June 26, 8:00-9:00 
a.m.

Academic Status: Sunday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 
a .m .; M onday, June 26, 9:00-11:00 a .m .; 
Tuesday, June 27, 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Appointments and Nominations: Saturday, June 
24, 9 :0 0 -1 1 :0 0  a .m .; M onday, June 26, 
2:00-6:00 p.m.*

Audiovisual: Sunday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m .; 
Monday, June 26, 9:00-11:00 a.m.

ACRL/AECT Jo in t C om m ittee on Two-Year 
Colleges: Friday, June 23, 2:00-5:30 p.m .; 
Monday, June 26, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Budget and Finance: Saturday, June 24, 9:30 
a .m .-1 2 :3 0  p .m .; S unday, Ju n e 25, 9:30 
a .m .-12:30 p .m ., 2:00-5:30 p.m .; Tuesday, 
June 27, 8:00 a .m .-12:30 p.m.

C o n stitu tio n  and Bylaws: S atu rd ay , June 24, 
8:00-11:00 a.m .; Monday, June 26, 8:00-11:00 
a.m.

Copyright: Saturday, June 24, 8:30-11:00 a.m .; 
Sunday, June 25, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Extended Campus Library Services Guidelines: 
Sunday, June 25, 8:00-10:00 p.m .; Tuesday, 
June 27, 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Faculty Advisory Committee Orientation Material 
Task Force: Sunday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m. 

Financial Development Task Force: Monday, June
26, 9:30 a.m .-12:00 noon.

In tern atio n al Relations Task Force: Saturday, 
June 24, 9:00-11:00 a.m .; Sunday, June 25, 
9:00-11:00 a.m.

L ibrary Access Task Force: Sunday, June 25, 
R.nn_in.nn r. m

Correction

The Hugh Atkinson Memorial Award will be 
presented to Thomas Michalak at a reception in 
his honor on Sunday, June 25, 4:30-6:00 p.m ., 
during the ALA Annual Conference in Dallas.



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Library School Curriculum Task Force: Monday, 
June 26, 8:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m .

Membership: Monday, June 26, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 
p.m .

Minority Recruitment Task Force: Monday, June 
26, 9:30-11:00 a.m .

N o n -L ib ra ria n  P rofessionals in  A cadem ic 
L ib ra rie s  T ask F o rce: F rid a y , Ju n e  23, 
3:00-5:00 p.m .; Monday, June 26, 9:00-11:00 
a.m.

Paraprofessionals in Academ ic L ibraries Task 
Force: Sunday, June 25, 8:00 a.m .-12:00 noon.

Perform ance Measures for Academic Libraries: 
S a tu rd a y , Ju n e 24, 9:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0  p .m .; 
Monday, June 26, 9:30 a .m .-12:30 p.m .

Planning: S aturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p .m .; 
Monday, June 26, 9:00 a .m .-12:30 p.m .

Professional Association Liaison: Sunday, June 25, 
2:00-4:00 p .m .; Monday, June 26, 9:00-11:00 
a.m . (second meeting is a closed meeting).

P ro fessio n al E d u c a tio n : S u n d ay , Ju n e  25, 
2:00-4:00 p.m .; Monday, June 26, 9:30-11:00 
a.m .

Professional Ethics Task Force: Sunday, June 25, 
9:30-11:00 a.m.

Publications: Saturday, J u n e 24, 9:00-11:00 a.m .; 
Sunday, June 25, 2:00-4:00 p.m .

Research: Saturday, June 24, 9:00-11:00 a.m .; 
Monday, June 26, 8:30-11:30 a.m .

Sources of Revenue in Academic Libraries Task 
F o rce: S unday, Ju n e 25, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p .m .; 
Tuesday, June 27, 9:30-11:00 a.m .

Standards and Accreditation: Saturday, June 24, 
9:00-11:00 a.m .; Monday, June 26, 9:00-11:00 
a.m.

A C R L CHAPTERS COUNCIL

Business and Orientation: Sunday, June 25, 8:30 
a.m .-12:30 p.m .

A C R L  DISCUSSION GROUPS

A u stra lia n  S tudies: S u n d ay , Ju n e  25, 11:30 
a .m .-12:30 p.m.

Black Studies Librarianship: Saturday, June 24, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.

E lectronic L ib rary  D evelopm ent in Academic 
Libraries: Saturday, June 24, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 
p.m .

E nglish a n d  A m erican L ite r a tu r e —P rogram : 
Sunday, June 25, 2:00-5:30 p.m.

Extended Campus Library Services: Monday, June 
26, 9:30-11:00 a.m .

F ee-B ased In fo rm a tio n  Service C en ters in 
A cadem ic L ib ra rie s : M onday, Ju n e 26, 
9:00-11:00 a.m .; Tuesday, June 27, 9:00-11:00 
a.m.

Heads of Reader/Public Services: Sunday, June 25, 
4:30-6:00 p.m.

H om e Econom ics/H um an Ecology L ibrarians: 
Sunday, June 25, 4:30-5:30 p.m .

Journal Costs in Academic Libraries: Sunday, June 
25, 9:30-11:00 a.m .

L ib r a r ia n s  of L ib ra r y  Science C o llectio n s: 
Saturday, June 24, 9:00-11:00 a.m .

Microcomputer Services in Academic Libraries: 
Sunday, June 25, 2:00-4:00 p.m .

Personnel Administrators and Staff Development 
Officers: Saturday, June 24, 9:30-11:00 a.m .; 
Sunday, June 25, 9:30-11:30 a .m .; Monday, 
June 26, 9:30-11:00 a.m .

Popular Culture and Libraries: Monday, June 26, 
9:00-11:00 a.m .

Public Relations in Academic Libraries: Sunday, 
June 25, 2:00-5:30 p.m .

Research: Sunday, June 25, 2:00-4:00 p.m . 
U ndergraduate Librarians: Monday, June 26,9:30

a .m .-12:30 p.m .

ACRL ED ITO R IA L BOARDS
Choice: Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m .
College & Research Libraries: Sunday, June 25,

9:00-11:00 a.m .
College & Research Libraries News: Sunday, June 

25, 8:30-9:30 a.m .
Publications in Librarianship: Monday, June 26, 

8:30-11:00 a.m .
Rare Books & Manuscripts Librarianship: Saturday, 

June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m .

ACRL SECTIONS

Activity Sections Council
M eeting: Tuesday, June 27, 11:30 a .m .-12:30 

p.m .

Anthropology and Sociology Section
Program: Sunday, June 26, 9:30 a .m .-12:30 p.m . 
Executive: Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p .m .;

Monday, June 26, 2:00-5:30 p.m.
B ibliography: S a tu rd a y , Ju n e 24, 9:00-11:00 

a.m .; Monday, June 26, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Conference Program  Planning—A tlanta, 1991: 

Saturday, June 24, 8:00-9:00 a.m .; Monday, 
June 26, 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 1990: 
Saturday, June 24, 8:00-9:00 a.m .; Monday, 
June 26, 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Nominating: Monday, June 26, 11:30 a .m .-12:30 
p.m .*

Publications: Saturday, Ju n e 24,11:30 a .m .-12:30 
p.m .; Sunday, June 25, 2:00-4:00 p.m .

Review and Planning: Sunday, June 25, 4:30-5:30 
p.m .

Art Section
Program: Sunday, June 25, 2:00-5:00 p.m. 
Executive: Sunday, June 25, 9:30-11:00 a.m. 
Committees: Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 
Membership: Monday, June 26, 2:00-4:00 p.m . 
Technology in the Arts: Monday, June 26, 9:30

a.m .-12:30 p.m .



May 1989 /  417

Asian and African Section
Program: Monday, June 26, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m . 
Executive: Sunday, June 25, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Bibliographic Instruction Section
Program: Sunday, June 25, 2:00-5:30 p.m . 
Executive: Saturday, June 24, 8:00-9:00 a.m .;

Tuesday, June 27, 9:30 a .m .-12:30 p.m . 
Advisory Council: Saturday, June 24, 9:30-11:00

a.m .; Monday, June 26, 2:00-4:00 p.m . 
Communication: Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00

p.m .
C o m p u te r C o n cern s: S u n d ay , Ju n e  25, 9:30 

a.m .-12:30 p.m .
Conference Program Planning—Dallas, 1989: Sat­

urday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m .
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 1990: 

Sunday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m .
C o n tin u in g  E d u c a tio n : S a tu rd a y , Ju n e  24, 

2:00-4:00 p.m .
Education for Bibliographic Instruction: Sunday, 

June 25, 9:30 a .m .-12:30 p.m .
Miriam Dudley BI Librarian of the Year Award: 

Monday, June 26, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.*
Nominating: Monday, June 26, 11:30 a .m .-12:30 

p.m.*
Planning: Sunday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m. 
Policy: Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m .
Think Tank: W ednesday, June 21, 8:00-10:00

p.m .; Thursday, Ju n e 2 2 ,8 :0 0 a.m .-1 2 :3 0 p .m ., 
2:00-5:30 p .m ., 8:00-10:00 p.m .; Friday, June 
23, 9:30 a .m .-12:30 p .m ., 2:00-4:00 p.m .

College Libraries Section
Program: Sunday, June 25, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m . 
Executive: Saturday, June 24, 9:00 a .m .-12:30

p.m .; Tuesday, June 27, 11:30 a.m .-1:00 p.m . 
CLIP Notes: Monday, June 26, 2:00-4:00 p.m . 
H isto ric a l C om m ission: S a tu rd a y , Ju n e  24,

2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p .m .; M on d ay , Ju n e  26, 8:00 
a .m .-12:30 p.m.

Library Directors Discussion Group: Sunday, June
25, 2:00-4:00 p.m .

Membership: Sunday, June 25, 9:00-9:30 a.m . 
Member Reception: Sunday, June 25, 4:00-6:00

p.m .
N ational Advisory Council: Sunday, June 25,

8:30-9:00 a.m.
Newsletter: Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m . 
Standards: Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m .;

Tuesday, June 26, 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Community and Junior College Libraries Section
Program : S aturday, June 24. 9:30 a .m .-12:30 

p.m .
Committees: Sunday, June 25, 8:30 a .m .-12:30 

p.m .

Education and Behavioral Sciences Section
Program: Monday, June 26, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m . 
Executive: Tuesday, June 27, 8:00 a .m .-12:30

p.m .
BI for E d u c a to rs: S u n d ay , Ju n e 25, 9:00 

a .m .-12:30 p.m .
Conference Program Planning—Dallas, 1989: Sat-

Beautiful dow ntow n Dallas.



urday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m .
Conference Program  P lanning—Chicago, 1990:

Saturday, June 24, 9:00-11:00 a.m .
C urriculum  Materials: Sunday, June 25,2:00-5:30

p .m .
P sy c h o lo g y /P s y c h ia try : S u n d a y , J u n e  25, 

8:00-11:00 a.m .; M onday, June 26, 2:00-5:00
p .m .

Publications: M onday, June 26, 8:00-9:00 a.m .

L aw  an d  Political Science Section
Executive: S atu rd ay , Ju n e 24, 8:00-9:00 a .m .; 

Tuesday, June 27, 8:00-9:00 a.m .
Bibliographies: M onday, Ju n e 26, 9:30-11:00 a.m . 
Business: Tuesday, June 27, 9:00-11:00 a.m . 
Conference Program  P lanning—Chicago, 1990:

Saturday, June 24, 9:30-11:00 a.m .
N om inating: Sunday, June 25, 4:30-5:30 p.m .* 
Publications: Saturday, June 24, 9:30-11:00 a.m . 
R ev iew  a n d  P la n n in g : S u n d a y , J u n e  25,

9:30-11:00 a.m .

R are Books a nd M anuscripts Section
Program : Sunday, June 25, 2:00-5:30 p .m . 
Executive: Sunday, June 25, 11:30 a .m .-12:30

p .m .; M onday, June 26, 9:30 a .m .-12:30 p .m .
C am bridge Conference Planning: Sunday, June 

25, 9:00-11:00 a.m .
Conference Program  P lanning—Chicago, 1990: 

Saturday, June 2 4 ,1 1 :3 0  a .m .-12:30 p .m .
C o n se rv a to rs’ C o lla tio n s: S a tu rd a y , J u n e  24, 

2:00-4:00 p.m .
C urators and Conservators Discussion G roup: Sat­

urday, June 24, 11:30 a .m .-12:30 p.m .
Developing Guidelines for Borrowing Special Col­

lection M aterials for Exhibition: Sunday, June 
25, 9:00-11:00 a.m .

E ducation and Professional Development: Satur­
day, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p .m .

E thical Standards: Saturday, June 24, 9:00-11:00 
a.m .

Exhibition Catalogues Awards: Saturday, June 24, 
9:00-11:00 a.m .*

E xhibition C atalogues A w ards Reception: Sun­
day, June 25, 5:30-6:30 p.m .

Gifts an d  Appraisals Brochure: Saturday, June 24, 
9:00-11:00 a.m .

G O D O R T /M A G E R T /R B M S  Jo in t C o m m ittee: 
Sunday, June 25, 11:30 a .m .-12:30 p .m .

Guidelines on Archives and M anuscripts Review: 
Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p .m .

I n f o r m a tio n  E x c h a n g e : S u n d a y , J u n e  25, 
8:00-10:00 p.m .

L e g is la tiv e  I n f o r m a tio n : S a tu r d a y , J u n e  24, 
2:00-4:00 p.m .

L iterary  Rights: Sunday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m . 
M anuscripts and O th er Form ats: Saturday, June

24, 9:00-11:00 a.m .
MARC for Special Collections Discussion Group: 

Saturday, June 24, 11:30 a .m .-12:30 p .m .
Nom inating: Saturday, J u n e 24, 8:00-10:00 p .m . *

 

O rie n ta tio n  M anual: S atu rd ay , June 24, 11:30 
a .m .-12:30 p .m .

P r e c o n fe re n c e  P r o g ra m  P la n n in g — C h ic a g o , 
1990: Saturday, June 24, 8:00-9:00 a.m .

Publications: Sunday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m . 
Records Retention: Saturday, June 24, 9:00-11:00

a.m .
Security: S aturday, Ju n e 24, 11:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0  

p .m .; Sunday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m .
Standards: Saturday, June 24, 9:00-11:00 a .m ., 

2:00-4:00 p .m ., 8:00-10:00 p .m .; Sunday, June
25, 9:00-11:00 a.m .

Statistical Survey Feasibility: Saturday, June 24, 
2:00-4:00 p.m .

Science an d  Technology Section

Program : Tuesday, June 27, 9:30 a .m .-12:30 p.m . 
Com parison of Science and E ngineering Libraries:

Saturday, June 24, 9:30 a .m .-12:30 p.m .
C onference Proceedings Task Force: S aturday, 

June 24, 9:00-11:00 a.m .
C onference P ro g ram  P la n n in g — D allas, 1989: 

Sunday, June 25, 8:30 a .m .-12:30 p .m .
Conference Program  P lanning—Chicago, 1990: 

M onday, June 26, 8:30 a .m .-12:30 p.m .
Council: Friday, June 23, 8:00-10:00 p .m .; Mon­

day, June 26, 11:30 a .m .-12:30 p.m .
Discussion G roup: Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 

p .m .
F orum  on E m erging Issues a n d  Research Task 

Force: M onday, June 26, 9:00-11:00 a.m .
Legislation: Sunday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m . 
M embership: Sunday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m . 
Newsletter: Sunday, June 25, 8:00-10:00 p .m . 
N om inating: Sunday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m .* 
O b e rly  A w ard : S u n d a y , J u n e  25, 9 :0 0 -1 1 :0 0

a.m .*
Planning: Sunday, June 26, 2:00-4:00 p .m . 
P reco n feren ce T ask F orce: S a tu rd a y , Ju n e  24,

9:00-11:00 a.m .
Publisher Relations: Sunday, June 25, 2:00-4:00 

p.m .
Science D atabases Discussion G roup: M onday, 

June 26, 2:00-4:00 p.m .
Subject and Bibliographic Access to Scientific and 

T e c h n ic a l I n f o r m a tio n : S u n d a y , J u n e  25, 
2:00-4:00 p.m .

Slavic and E ast E uropean Section
Program : Sunday, June 25, 2:00-4:00 p.m . 
Executive: M onday, June 26, 2:00-4:00 p .m . 
A utom ated Bibliographic Control: M onday, June

26, 9:00-11:00 a.m .
Conference Program  P lanning—Chicago, 1990: 

Sunday, June 25, 11:30 a .m .-12:30 p.m .
C ontinuing E ducation on Slavic and E ast E u ro ­

pean L ibrarianship in N orth America: Sunday, 
June 25, 9:30-11:00 a.m .

M embership: Sunday, Ju n e 25, 4:30-5:30 p.m . 
Newsletter: M onday, Ju n e 26, 11:30 a .m .-12:30 

p .m .

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May 1989 /  419

Nominating: Sunday, June 25, 8:00-9:00 a.m.*

University Libraries Section
Program: Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m . 
Steering: Saturday, June 24, 9:00-11:00 a.m .;

Monday, June 26, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 1990: 

Saturday, June 24, 11:30 a .m .-12:30 p .m .; 
Tuesday, June 27, 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Conference Program Planning—Dallas, 1989: Sat­
urday, June 24, 9:30-11:00 a.m .

C u rre n t T opics P la n n in g : S u n d ay , Ju n e  25, 
9:00-11:00 a.m ., 2:00-4:00 p.m .

Guidelines for Branch Libraries Review: Satur­
day, June 24,2:00-4:00 p .m .; Tuesday, June 27, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.

Nominating: Sunday, June 25, 11:30 a .m .-12:30 
p.m.*

O rg an izatio n  and Bylaws: Sunday, Ju n e 25, 
9:30-11:00 a.m .; Tuesday, June 27, 9:30—11:00 
a.m.

P e rfo rm an ce M easures: S unday, Ju n e 25, 
9:30-11:00 a.m .; Tuesday, June 27, 9:30—11:00 
a.m.

Policy and Planning: Sunday, June 25, 2:00-4:00 
p.m .; Tuesday, June 27, 8:30-11:00 a.m .

Promotion and Publications: Sunday, June 25, 
9:00-11:00 a.m .; Tuesday, June 27, 9:00-11:00 
a.m .

Western European Specialists Section
Program: Monday, June 26, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m . 
Executive: Saturday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p .m .;

Tuesday, June 27, 2:00-4:00 p.m .
Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Discussion 

Group: Sunday, Ju n e 2 5 ,11:30a.m .-12:30p.m .
College and Medium-Sized Libraries Discussion

Group: Sunday, June 25, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 1990: 

Tuesday, June 27, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
C o n tin u in g  E d u c a tio n : S unday, Ju n e 25, 

9:30-11:00 a.m.
Florence Conference Proceedings: Tuesday, June 

27, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m .
G eneral Discussion G roup: M onday, June 26, 

2:00-4:00 p.m.
Germanists Discussion Group: Sunday, June 25, 

9:30-11:00 a.m.
M artinus Nijhoff International West European 

Specialist Study G rant Award: Sunday, June 25, 
4:30-5:30 p.m.*

Nominating: Monday, June 26, 8:00-9:00 p.m.* 
Publications: Sunday, June 25, 8:00-10:00 p.m. 
P u b lic a tio n s —D ire c to ry : S unday, Ju n e  25,

8:00-9:00 a.m.
P u b lic a tio n s —N e w sle tte r: S unday, Ju n e  25, 

4:30-5:30 p.m .
R esearch an d  P la n n in g : T u esd ay , Ju n e  27, 

9:00-11:00 a.m.

W omen’s Studies Section
Program: Sunday, June 25, 9:30 a .m .-12:30 p.m . 
Executive: Friday, June 23, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 
Executive—Section Review: Tuesday, June 27,

2:00-5:30 p.m .
C om m unications: Sunday, June 25, 4:00-5:30 

p.m .
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 1990: 

Saturday, June 24, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
General Membership Meeting: Monday, June 26, 

9:30-11:00 a.m ., 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Nominating: Sunday, June 25, 4:00-5:30 p.m.* 
Technical Services: Sunday, June 25, 4:00-5:30

p.m . ■ ■

News from the F ield
Acquisitions

• Texas A&M University, College Station, has 
acquired m ore th an  700 Chinese-language vol­
umes of literature, history, political science, art, 
travel, and science as a gift from the state educa­
tion commission of China in honor of the univer­
sity’s commitment to attracting and educating Chi­
nese students. This is the first extensive gift of 
foreign-language materials presented to the uni­
versity’s Sterling C. Evans Library.

• The University of British Columbia, Vancou- 
ver, has acquired the personal papers of B.C. au­
thor Jane Rule. The papers range from 1947 to 
1984 and include notes, manuscripts, and corre­

spondence relating to her published and unpub­
lished novels and short stories; biographical and 
autobiographical material, college papers, teach­
ing records, non-fiction manuscripts; and personal 
and professional correspondence. Rule has pub­
lished many books including Desert o f the Heart 
(1964), Contract w ith the W orld (1980), and M em ­
ory Board (1987).

• The University of California, Berkeley, has ac- 
quired the surviving papers of one of France’s top 
scientists at the tim e of the French Revolution, 
Pierre Simon Laplace (1749-1827). The 25 boxes of 
scientific and personal papers are the literary re­
mains of a devastating fire in 1925 at the Laplace